Mark L. Johnson
The Case Of The Missing HCP
Another Marana mystery is solved! This time its about wildlife and habitat. What the heck is an HCP? HCP is the acronym for Habitat...
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Mark L. Johnson
Nov 10, 20213 min read
Water Woes X No Status Quo
Drought Status Tortolita Alliance (TA) attended the Local Drought Impact Group (LDIG) Meeting via Microsoft Team on 11/10/21. LDIG is a...
Mark L. Johnson
Nov 4, 20212 min read
TA Tidbits #30 Grass, Planes & Trails
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I---I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference."--Robert Frost Just back...
Mark L. Johnson
Oct 21, 20211 min read
TA Alert! Night Flight
Tortolita Alliance (TA) has heard recently from several residents in the Dove Mountain area about planes circling and buzzing at very...
Mark L. Johnson
Oct 21, 20211 min read
Trailblazers!
(L to R) Thom Rossa (TA Director), Dave Barker (TA Secretary), Chris Garrow (Trail Maintenance Crew Member), Mary Grodman (Natural...
Mark L. Johnson
Oct 17, 20212 min read
TA Tidbits # 29 Gone-Soon
Monsoon 2021 Remnants-Wild Burro Wash Monsoon season is gone ("Gone-Soon"). If Marana passes the half-cent sales tax, some of your hard...
Mark L. Johnson
Oct 12, 20211 min read
TA Alert! Santa Cruz River Cleanup No. 2 At Ina Road Bridge Canceled
Tortolita Alliance and Tucson Clean & Beautiful have canceled the Santa Cruz River Cleanup at the Ina Road Bridge Location on October 23,...
Mark L. Johnson
Oct 10, 20212 min read
TA Tidbits # 28 Save The Happy Habitat
Tortolita Mountains Photo by Nancy Major Huge Sonoran Desert Tortoise Found In Tortolita Preserve Marenis Kansfield (TA member) came upon...
Mark L. Johnson
Oct 6, 20211 min read
Jill Kismet Joins TA Board
Jill Kismet is an Arizona native - or at least she considers herself one! She had the privilege of growing up in Prescott and attended...
Mark L. Johnson
Oct 2, 20211 min read
Santa Cruz River Clean Up No. 2
Tucson Clean & Beautiful and other agencies/groups are sponsoring a Santa Cruz River Cleanup on October 23. For the second time this...
Mark L. Johnson
Sep 30, 20212 min read
Cocci Chronicles VI-Valley Fever Uptick
Cocci Chronicles is a public outreach medium for Valley Fever awareness. Parts I-V presented Valley Fever origins, symptoms, diagnosis,...
Mark L. Johnson
Sep 29, 20211 min read
TA Tidbits #27 Stormy Times
End Of Monsoon Season Storm Upper Javelina Trail (9/26/21) Lake Mead Elevation Projections Worsen The United States Bureau of Reclamation...
Mark L. Johnson
Sep 26, 20211 min read
Saguaro Destruction-Part 2
Bulldozer Topples Beautiful Saguaro Saguaro Reserve-Dove Mountain Photograph published with photographer's permission Marana Response To...
Mark L. Johnson
Sep 25, 20211 min read
TA Alert! Chopper Activity-Suspect In Custody
Marana PD just reported to TA that the suspect was apprehended a few minutes ago and is in custody! We are so fortunate to have such a...
Mark L. Johnson
Sep 25, 20211 min read
TA Alert! Chopper Activity Dove Mountain
You may have heard a helicopter buzzing Dove Mountain early this morning (midnight to 1 AM) and again currently (7:30 AM). Marana PD...
Mark L. Johnson
Sep 19, 20211 min read
Saguaro Destruction
Several TA Members have reported the destruction of older saguaros at the Saguaro Reserve Subdivision (173 homes) now being mass graded...
Mark L. Johnson
Sep 12, 20211 min read
Green Going Brown
Hiked the Tortolita Preserve (TP) Big Loop early this morning. Only a few weeks after the end of the monsoonal rains and the undergrowth...
Mark L. Johnson
Sep 8, 20212 min read
Wet But Dry
Tortolita Alliance (TA) attended the Pima County Local Drought Impact Group (LDIG) Meeting via Microsoft Team today (September 8, 2021)....
Mark L. Johnson
Sep 7, 20211 min read
Soft Feather Pappusgrass Invasion
Soft Feather Pappusgrass-Alamo Springs Trail (8/22/21) The monsoonal rains this summer have resulted in a plethora of grass growth in the...
Mark L. Johnson
Sep 3, 20212 min read
Marana Sales Tax Increase Considerations
Marana has two remaining Sales Tax Increase Public Meetings on Thursday, 9/9/21 at 6:00 PM at the Dove Mountain Stem School and on...
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